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Game Honored: Orlando Magic vs. Detroit Pistons (2/21/2021) Background: Monica May is a radio and television veteran, community affairs expert, and founder of Let’s Spill the Tea, a nonprofit organization supporting parent to teen relationships. Her latest pivot is principle consultant with Monica May Communications. In addition to keynote speaking, political moderation, and corporate consulting, May facilitates workshops on an array of topics including community relations programming, college and career readiness, and creating transparent family relationships. She also chairs the Black Advisory Committee at Valencia College and co-chairs Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings’ MLK Commission. Within the span of her career, May’s philanthropic reach has generated a total of $5.2 million in nontraditional revenue using her unique approach to community engagement. Since beginning her career at the helm of Urban One founder, Cathy Hughes, and reaching a pinnacle with the be ....
Game Honored: Orlando Magic vs. Los Angeles Clippers (1/28/2021) Background: Rachel Allen is cofounder and director of the Peace and Justice Institute (PJI) at Valencia College. Among her many accomplishments, she’s presented a credible pathway to peace at a high-level forum at the United Nations in 2018 and has been noted as one of the people making a difference in Central Florida by the Orlando Sentinel. Through her work with PJI, she aims to develop and nurture an inclusive, equitable, and respectful environment on campus and within the Central Florida community - one where conflict leads to growth and transformation. Each year, PJI offers a robust calendar of events and courses to students, employees and the public. Through its programming, PJI encourages campus conversations about topics including racial justice, hunger in America, sexual identity, the search for happiness, sustainability, nonviolence, economic inequality and poverty. ....